76 recalls across 14 model years
The Ford Bronco has 76 recalls spanning 1975 through the 2026 model year, with the most serious recent issue affecting 2024–2025 models where front control arm ball joint fasteners can be missing or improperly tightened, allowing the control arm to separate from the steering knuckle and causing a complete loss of steering control.
The 2025 and 2026 model years carry a notable concentration of safety-critical issues. The passenger front airbag on 2025 models has an active vent flap that can fail to open during a crash, causing the bag to deploy with excessive force and raise the risk of injury. On 2025 vehicles, the electronic brake booster module can malfunction while driving, including during active driver assistance features, causing a loss of power brake assist and extended stopping distances. The 2025–2026 models also have an engine that can fail and cut drive power without warning, and a separate recall covers an EGR valve on 2025 models that can fail and cause the same sudden loss of power. Front seat mounting bolts on 2025 models may be loose or absent, preventing the seat from holding an occupant in a crash. The windshield on 2025 models may not be properly bonded and can detach in a crash. The 2025–2026 instrument panel can fail at startup, leaving the driver without a speedometer, fuel gauge, or warning lights.
The 2024–2026 model years share a front seat height-adjuster pivot bolt that can work loose, allowing the seat to shift in a crash. The 2024–2025 transmission valve body on some vehicles can cause reverse gear to fail or allow unexpected forward movement in neutral or reverse. A high-pressure fuel pump on 2024 models may have insufficiently torqued bolts that allow fuel to leak near ignition sources. The engine block heater on 2021–2024 models can crack and develop a coolant leak that causes an electrical short when plugged in, raising the risk of fire. Rear shock absorbers on 2021–2024 vehicles equipped with external reservoirs can corrode at the mounting flange, causing the reservoir to detach and become a road hazard. The 2023–2024 hard top rear quarter glass panels can work loose and fall off while driving.
On 2022–2023 models, a damaged steering gear on Wildtrak and Raptor trims can require greatly increased steering effort or lock the wheel entirely. The 2022–2023 transmission can contain a loose bolt that blocks the park pawl, allowing the vehicle to roll away when left in gear-indicated park without the parking brake engaged. The 2023 transmission park system has a separate assembly defect where the parking pawl itself can fail to fully engage, also resulting in rollaway. Lug nuts on the driver's side of 2023 models may have been improperly tightened from the factory, risking wheel separation while driving. The 2022 windshield can detach in a crash, and 2021–2022 hardtop roof panels can shed sections of the outer panel onto the road. Side impact sensors on 2021–2022 models may be loose, causing airbags to fire unintentionally or fail to deploy in a side crash. Four-door 2021–2022 models have a child safety lock defect allowing a rear door to be opened from inside the vehicle.
The 2021–2025 transmission-to-transfer-case joint can wear and cause loss of drive power or unexpected rollaway, a problem connected in part
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Latest: Jun 1993
Top 8 of 16 categories across FORD BRONCO
| Component | Recalls | Share | Critical | High | Medium | Low | Informational |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body & Latches | 13 | 17% | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility | 10 | 13% | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Airbags | 6 | 8% | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 6 | 8% | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine | 4 | 5% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 4 | 5% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brakes | 3 | 4% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seats | 3 | 4% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 27 | 36% | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Component categories are grouped from raw recall data and may not match manufacturer terminology exactly.
